Welcome to Carlisle Citadel Railway Station (Unofficial) Website giving

Information on the layout and features of Carlisle Citadel Railway Station (UK)

NB THE WEBMASTER HAS NO INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT TRAIN TIMES OR CAR PARKING!

Layout
 Tour
 Day Timetable
The track layout, in diagramatic form with comment, as in 1975 and in steam days. Architectural and track features of the station are illustrated by non - copyright photographs with comment The 1963/64 BR Winter timetable is used giving examples of steam and diesel operations with reference to earlier practice. c 6.00 am - c 11.00pm
History
 Goods Lines
Night TT
Gives detailed comments on all night time passenger trains Gives summary histories of the railways around Carlisle and mainland Britain The development of the Goods Avoiding Lines around Carlisle.

TT 63/64 List simply lists the arrival and departure times of all passenger trains

Sources gives my principal sources of information and related material.

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Articles - Includes three articles published, others written but not submitted. Includes below

Engine Sheds -Three copyright articles with photographs from 'Link', Engine Shed Society publications

NB OPTION marked '*' is the most recently edited / added.

I commisioned this painting in about 1976. The artist is Robert Greenwood who at that time was studying Art in Liverpool. The picture depicts 6238, City of Carlisle, at the South end of the station 1947 / 1948. It carries the LMS number. Originally 6238 carried full streamlining, this was removed shortly after the end of World War 2. The loco number was changed to 46238 following nationalisation.

The shadowy figures on the right of the picture are meant to be my dad and I. I would be about twelve and my dad worked at the nearby Crown Street Goods yard. He might well have been using the station as a short cut on the way home after completing his '6 to 2' shift as a goods porter / checker.

 

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